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Many Canadians want flexible work arrangements, but not all of their bosses believe they work as efficiently when they are working outside the office.

Microsoft Canada's Flexible Workspaces survey - a study which examined the preferences of employees and bosses on working remotely and how productivity was ranked while working remotely - found that, only onequarter of Canadian bosses polled feel employees are more productive when working remotely, compared to when they are in the office.

However, the findings from employees countered the bosses' perceptions, with 55 per cent reporting that they believed they were more productive when working remotely.

The survey polled Canadians who work full time in an office with 10 or more employees and for companies which allow remote working arrangements.

The good news is, almost half of the polled bosses (42 per cent) say that they do support remote working arrangements for their employees.

The need for up-to-date technology is one thing everyone can agree on, the study found. The overwhelming majority of both bosses (95 per cent) and employees (90 per cent) polled say that it is very important to have similar capabilities when working remotely compared to when working in the office.

The top reasons cited by the survey respondents for working remotely include needing to finish work that couldn't be finished at the office (48 per cent); having fewer distractions (44 per cent); being more productive than in the office (35 per cent); and having a better balance of work/home priorities (35 per cent).

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